The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-06-04
Items of Interest.

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Over seven miles of Jeannerette and Abbe-
Vile railroad have been graded ready for ties.
Reports from Ascension rice fields are not
as favorable as desired planters must resort
to expensive pumping.
Lafayette Advertiser The damage to c OF.
ton in Lafayette parish is serious, in some
cases neeessitating replanting.
The first peaches shipped rom Cryst al
Springs, Miss, brought twelve dollars a bu sh.
Ell, says the Summit Sentinel.
District Attorney A. j. Kearney. who resid
ed at Sugartown, Calcasieu parish, died last
Friday, after four days illness. His remains
were inferred in Lake Charles.
Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, has taken ground
against woman suffrage, but his remarks lack
the force, direetness and audacity which
usually characterize them. 1t is even said
that the Senator spoke as though he were
afraid of something.
mammoth turtle was captured just out
side of the bay at San Diego, Cal, by num-
ber of fishermen few days ago. 1t measur-
ed nine feet in length, five feet in width OF
back, four feet around the neck, and eight
feet from tip to tip of fiippers.
: 1t is rumored that Senator Gibson is the
most probable successor to Associate Justice
Woods of the United State Supreme Court.
Judge Fenner of our Supreme Court, and Hon.
Thomas j. Semmes. Of New Orleans, are also
mentioned for the high position.
The Chicago Lumberman says that Major
e. A. Burke, of the Times Democrat, and sew
eral other Southern capitalists, were lately
in Little Rock, Ark, with the view of pros,
pecting for and purchasing large area OF
timber land in that vicinity.
A farmer in Iberyille parish raised and
1,oup 10 nf
of land, which at q very low estimate, say $3
per barrel, gives $500 as the product of two
acres of land. This beats raising cotton at
eight cents per pound and half bale per acre.
Gov Hill has appointed Col. Fred Grant to
q pretty snug position in New York and it is
rumored that the Colonel has accepted it..
His friends intimate that his sympathies are
strongly Democratic, and that he will ere long
step into the arena and do regular duty as
full party man.
Marksville Bulletin Tuesday evening
Judge Oyerton received telegram from Ba-
ton Rouge announcing that his son Winston,
a student at the State Seminary, had received
fearful wound-the left hand lacerated. :.
The Judge at once started to take the train
for Baton Rouge:
Shreveport Times; Now is the time to can
didly consider the question of the next Legls-
lature. Before the contest becomes spirited,
it might be we'll to discuss quietly the names
of men of character, capacity and force who
might be induced to represent the people at
Baton Rouge for the next four years.
Lake Charles Commercial: The property
owners on the corners of Ryan and Broad
streets have contracted for large wooden
tank, 20xl5, and II feet deep, to De put down
in the centre of the square formed by the
above streets The tank will hold about 1000
gallons of water which is to be used in case
of fire.
N. o. Chronicle: Some of our exchanges
have run the gubernatoral boom into the
ground, and are trying to make up the next
Legislature. Others discourse on the sweet
ness of home raised pork the tine lands T,ar Tor
sale, and the opportunities for factories. The
latter ought to carry the country parishes By
II large majority.
The Piegan Indians of Montana have made
over $4,000 this spring skinning the carcasses
of cattle which perished in the snow. The In
dams received seventy-fve cents for every
hide they brought in, and they exhibited such
industry that it became necessary to watch
the herds to prevent them from skinniug every
animal in the Territory, dead or alive.
An earthquake shock occurred at the city OF
Mexico Sunday morning and lasted thirty
nine seconds. The shock was SO severe that
houses rocked like cradles and people were
thrown to the floor with great force. No loss
of life, however, has been reported to the au-
thorities, although great deal of property
was demolished.
The Savannah tGa.l News, searching for the
carpet-bag and scalawag Governors of South
Carolina during the reconstruction period
says three of them can be accounted for OF
once They are ex-Gov Scott who is now in
Ohio, and who killed a man soon after he re
turned there; ex-Goy. Moses, who is in the
Massachusetts penitentiary, and Judge Whip
per, who is in the Beaufort Is. CT Jail.
Italy, writer in the Fortnightly Review
thinks, is making more rapid progress thar
any other of the great powers of Europe with
the exception of Russia. A vast advance has
been made of late in education, in manufac
lures, and by the suppression of brigandage
and while great deal remains TO be done
more has been done in Italy in the last six
teen years than is generally acknowledged OF
believed.
Sc. Charles Herald, May %: A mink got il
the hen house of Mr.. Frank Paris, at Fashion
plantation, on Wednesday night last, and kill
ed forty-seven chickens large and small
Chickens were head on the bill of fare tina
day.
Last weeks storm created quite an alarm
Lightning killed man, two hogs and ont
COW in different parts of the parish; the hal
which accompanied the storm did some dam
age also to the corn and gardens
Point Coupee Banner: Some weeks ago w,
published the fact, that the editor of the Ban
ner had gathered from his orchard on the 28tl
of April the first ripe peaches of the season
| Now we note that he gathered the first rip
apple on the 2fst of May. These instance!
show the capacity of this climate and soil il
1 the fruit line. Every one in the parish VIII,
owns q spot of ground could have early fruit
| Several have, and among the number is Mrs
A. Bouachaud, who shipped several boxes o
peaches ten days ago.
N @. Picayune, June lst: Yesterday fore
noon there assembled in the Methods
| Church, corner of st. Charles and Calli0p
streets, what is termed the 8 Pan-Partisal
/ Prohibition Convention This meeting wa
called by a number of influential coloret
preachers of this city, who have taken hole
of the liquor question, and are moving In thu
direction of organization to make fight TO
prohibition in conjunction with the whit
people of the State, who also desire to Sc
the liquor traffic abolished
observation-disclosures: !: .It is stated tha
more newspapers were represented by ladie
/ in the Mississippi Press Convention last weel
than at any former meeting. The Fores
Register was represented by the Misses Black
/ well. who are successfully conducting tina
/ journal. The Columbus Dispatch by Mrs.
C. Maer, the proprietor and the Okolon
Messenger by Miss Jessie Lee Burkett an
Miss Matte Stoyall. Miss Burkett, beside
| being d practical printer, has a department. u
/ the Messenger, column of news items
Marksville Bulletin: The reform press Q
this State is doing it's utmost to fasten som
crookedness upon Gov. s. ID. McEnery. Th
Rutland contracts with the parish schoe
i boards was laid at his door but the eharg
Il was too thin TO claim the attention of fai